Goal-setting program for teens with prediabetes and excess weight
Tests a structured goal-setting program to help children with prediabetes and obesity.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: SMART GOALS for Youth With Prediabetes
Key facts
- Where
- New York, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 10 and 18 years old?
Source: NCT06067451, who can take part
Where in United States
- Northwell HealthNew York, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Northwell Health
- Trial code
- NCT06067451
- Record updated
- 20 October 2026
- Original description
The goal of this study is to compare the impact of a SMART ((specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, or timely) Goal setting protocol on body weight, metabolic parameters (Hemoglobin A1c, lipids), diet quality and physical activity frequency in obese children with prediabetes in the outpatient setting. The main question is if participants using the SMART Goal Setting Protocol (SGSP) will have a significant reduction. The participants randomized to the study group will receive the SGSP, consisting of the SMART Goal Selection Guide (SGSG) and Weekly Goal Monitoring Tool (WGMT), in BMI Z-score, A1c, and dyslipidemia in 6 months compared to controls.Read full original descriptionShow less
Impact of SMART GOAL Setting Protocol on Body Weight and Metabolic Parameters in Children and Adolescents With Prediabetes; a Randomized Clinical Trial.
The goal of this study is to compare the impact of a SMART ((specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, or timely) Goal setting protocol on body weight, metabolic parameters (Hemoglobin A1c, lipids), diet quality and physical activity frequency in obese children with prediabetes in the outpatient setting. The main question is if participants using the SMART Goal Setting Protocol (SGSP) will have a significant reduction. The participants randomized to the study group will receive the SGSP, consisting of the SMART Goal Selection Guide (SGSG) and Weekly Goal Monitoring Tool (WGMT), in BMI Z-score, A1c, and dyslipidemia in 6 months compared to controls.
Inclusion: Children between ages 10-18 years at baseline visit; Children with BMI for age and sex ≥ 85th percentile at baseline visit; Children with hemoglobin A1c 5.7% to 6.4% at baseline visit.
Exclusion: Children on medications that can alter body weight (including antidepressants, steroids, stimulants); Children with documented learning and/or intellectual disabilities as identified through the electronic medical record (such as cognitive disability or autism spectrum disorder); Children with known psychiatric disorders disabilities as identified through the electronic medical record (e.g., schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, or psychosis; Children that have known medical conditions, including endocrine dysfunction, Cushing's Syndrome, or other systemic illness; Children with known or suspected eating disorders as identified through the electronic medical record; Children with known diabetes that use medications that alter glucose or lipid metabolism such as (insulin, metformin, Glucagon Like Peptide-1 Receptor Antagonist (GLP-1 RA), Statins, Accutane); Children less than 10 years in age; Children who are not able to provide assent to the study; Children that are not interested in weight loss or diet and lifestyle change; Children that have known genetic or syndromic obesity; Female children who are pregnant.